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From the kitchen to the parlor : language and becoming in African American women's hair care /

Documenting the politics of African American women's hair, this multi-sited linguistic ethnography explores everyday interaction in beauty parlours, Internet discussions, comedy clubs and other contexts to illuminate how and why hair matters in African American women's day-to-day experienc...

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Main Author: Jacobs-Huey, Lanita, 1971-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Series:Studies in language and gender.
Subjects:
Hairdressing of African Americans.
Hair > Social aspects > United States.
Hair > Care and hygiene > United States.
African American women > History.
African American women > Race identity.
African American women > Social life and customs.
African American women > Ethnic identity.
Noirs américains > Coiffure.
Cheveux > Soins et hygiène > États-Unis.
Noires américaines > Histoire.
Noires américaines > Identité ethnique.
Noires américaines > Mœurs et coutumes.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Beauty & Grooming.
African American women
African American women > Race identity
African American women > Social life and customs
Hair > Care and hygiene
Hair > Social aspects
Hairdressing of African Americans
United States
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